For he has rescued us from the dominion of darkness and brought
us into the kingdom of the Son he loves, 14 in whom we
have redemption, the forgiveness of sins. He predestined us for adoption to
sonship through Jesus Christ, in accordance with his pleasure and will.
Colossians 1:14, Ephesians 1:5
5 اذ سبق فعيّننا للتبني بيسوع المسيح لنفسه حسب مسرة مشيئته
Forgiveness (Gk. aphesis) speaks
of a canceled debt. You and I can be forgiven because Christ went to the cross
and shed His blood for me and for you. Our debt has been cancelled because
Jesus died in our place.
We are forgiven when we
accept that He has died in our place, for our sins. Salvation is not something
we earn through good deeds or bargain for, in exchange for promising to
improve. God has rescued us from the dominion of darkness and
brought us into the Kingdom of His Son Jesus Christ,
whom He loves.
The Greek word for adoption to sonship is a legal term referring
to the full legal standing of an adopted male heir in Roman culture. When we surrender our lives to
Christ and accept the fact that He bore our sins
in His own body at
The Cross, and when we declare Him as our Lord and Saviour, at that moment we
are born again through the spirit and become children of God.
I invite you to repeat the following prayer
for yourself:
Abba Father, thank You for Your abundant blessings
and love. Thank You Lord that I am a child of God and I was purchased with
the precious blood of Christ. Thank You Lord that You redeemed me and granted
me forgiveness of my sins, according to the riches of
Your grace. Thank you Jesus that You paid for
my sins and they have been canceled. You paid a very high price for me, your
blood. LORD, I pray that out of Your glorious riches You strengthen me with
power through Your Spirit in my inner being, so that I can forgive others and forgive myself. Please help others to forgive me. Strengthen me Lord so
that I continue to declare to the world that Christ is my
Lord and Saviour and Jesus may continue to dwell in my heart through faith. In the Holy Name of Jesus I pray. To Him be
the glory and the power and the dominion forever and ever. Amen.
Jesus loves
youIn Him,
Wagdi Henein
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